After a short wait Yonac bring us their new synth, KASPAR. An iOS synth that harnesses the power of 8 polyphonic synths. The synth features a new cutting edge Multi-Engine Automorphing SuperSynthesis technology. It has a total of 24 oscillators, 8 filters, 8 arps and layering abilities. In addition to extensive MIDI capabilities, Inter-App Audio, and Audiobus, it also works as an Audio Unit plug in.
Here are some the features:
- 8 fully-featured polyphonic synth engines, each with,
- 3 oscillators (24 systemwide total!)
- Over 20 unique waveforms per oscillator
- Special 6-stage ‘dADSHR’ envelopes
- 14 types of filters to choose from
- Dedicated filter envelope
- Arpeggiator with multiple modes
- Chordmaker – easily program & play chords by touching a single key
- Powerful modulation features (see below)
Modulation
- Each synth has a dedicated mod assign matrix with 6 slots
- 20 mod targets to choose from, including pitch, timbre, filters and more
- Each target can be modulated by a continuous signal, as well as a control signal
- 2 LFOs per synth
- Modulation envelope
- Poly aftertouch
- Velocity, Mod Wheel & Key Tracking
Morphing
- 4 morph groups with onscreen control pad
- Automorphing: simply draw a figure on the pad and KASPAR automatically tracks it
- Modulate the morph using the x- and y-controls
- 6 automorph trigger modes
- 4 automorph looping modes
- Adjustable, beat-syncable pathread & modulation speeds
Layering
- Combine the 8 KASPAR synth engines in infinite ways
- Each synth comes with dedicated volume and panning, as well as FX1 & FX2 send controls
- Conveniently map the synths to regions of the keyboard: great for ‘splitting’ or ‘layering’ multiple synth patches
- Each engine has its own transpose & drift controls, as well as adjustable pitch bending, velocity, and aftertouch ranges
FX
- Two independent FX busses
- Each bus contains 8 state-of-the-art stereo FX specially designed for KASPAR
- Simply drag-and-drop to change FX signal flow
- FX include:
- Analog-modeling compressor
- 6 band parametric EQ with 9 filter options per band
- Stereo chorus with 10 parameters
- Stereo phaser
- Stereo flanger
- Amplifier with 4 virtual circuit types and 4 cabinet types
- Stereo delay with BPM syncing
- Algorithmic reverb with 14 parameters
Other Features
- Standalone app features Inter-App Audio, Audiobus, and Ableton Link
- Comes packaged with FREE Audio Unit plugin, with native processing at any standard sample rate
- Crystal clear, super high quality audio generation
- Virtual ribbon control with polyphonic aftertouch, as well as classic keyboard
- Virtual KB velocity with adjustable sensitivity
- Extensive MIDI Learn options
- MIDI Maps manager with MIDI CC profile saving
- Over 300 high quality presets, including an exclusive bank by New Wave Presets
- Powerful preset management system: save, share & edit presets
System Requirements
- Recommended for iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 2, or newer
KASPAR is at a launch price of $9.99, 50% off the normal price of $19.99: